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Grievance brief and support documents -- State Court of California, 1968-1971

 File — Carton: 1, folders: 7-8

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection documents the 1970-1972 grievance case of Jack Kurzweil, professor of electrical engineering at San Jose State College, who, after being denied tenure filed a grievance against the college for its rejection of tenure based on political prejudice. The records comprise correspondence, memos, legal documents, case notes, minutes, instructor evaluations, class visit reports, and invoices and receipts used in support of the grievance or generated by the case itself. Also includes a personal narrative by Kurzweil, documents from his prior teaching position at San Francisco State College, material compiled for post-grievance academic promotion, published writing and letters to the editor, clippings and articles on various academic and political topics, material pertaining to the Engineering Department at San Jose State, documents, flyers, clippings and other ephemera related to Kurzweil's involvement with Faculty for Social Responsibility.

Dates

  • 1968-1971

Availability

Collection is open for research. Some material is restricted to protect personal identifiable information. Access restrictions are noted at the file level. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Cubic Feet (1 carton)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571